CLUB MEMBER INFO
ANNUAL MEMBER FEES:
ALL MEMBERS:
Individual, Senior, or Youth: $100 for 1 rider, 1 horse. $30 for an additional horse (adult, youth, or senior). Plus $100 sponsorship money.
Peewee: $50 for one Peewee rider (no adult rider). Plus $50 sponsorship money.
The $100 sponsorship money required by the November meeting.
-The $100 sponsorship money is due by the November meeting. Sponsorship money goes towards year end awards. You can get a local business to sponsor the club (preferred) or you can pay for the sponsorship yourself.
**** Any member who brings in a full saddle sponsor gets one free 4d entry to use at any of our races.
-Please download Membership Form and Club Rules below for more info!
MEETING INFORMATION:
-CBRC meets the third Tuesday of each month at 7-8pm, July - April.
-Meetings are not required, but we highly encourage you to attend to give input to club, learn how things are run, and hang out with your fellow club members!
-PLEASE CHECK THE CALENDAR TO SEE LOCATION OF THE MEETINGS!
MEMBER INFO:
TUESDAY NIGHT RIDE NIGHTS, 6-9PM at the Fairgrounds:
Ride nights are the two Tuesday nights before each race October-March.
Ride Nights are for active members only, you must have paid your membership before you come to a ride night, if you are wanting to join come to a meeting or contact canbybarrelracers@gmail.com
ARENA ETIQUETTE: Please make sure that you are using good arena etiquette. Take turns, don't cut others off, make one run then get off of the pattern for next rider, yell heads up if you are going to make a run. If you have young children with you make sure they are on horses that they can control. If you are making ruts around the barrels kick the dirt around for others, and do NOT hog the barrel pattern, please take turns.
Please clean up after your horses. Thank you!
MEMBER DUTIES
To qualify for Club Awards, Club members need to work at 5 out of 8 seasonal races helping with time-only's, gate, barrels, setup, clean up, office, or tear down. Youth can help with set up, tear down, stand outside arena fence for 2nd or 3rd barrel, but cannot help at gate or at 1st barrel for safety reasons. A parent can help in place of a youth, but we encourage our youth to help to learn about putting on races and giving back to their community. There is a Worker Bee sign up sheet at the entry desk to write down what you worked at the race. Please do your part to keep our races efficient and fun for all!
Club members need to bring in a $100 of sponsorship money by the November meeting in order to be eligible for club awards and worker bee awards. Please download and print the Sponsorship Packet below to give to your sponsor or fill out for them. You can also get brochures and sponsor packets at ride nights, races, or meetings. Email Krystle Gardner at krystlegardner@yahoo.com or Karen Brown at gregandkarenb3@msn.com with questions and to confirm what sponsorship type is still available (barrel wraps sold out).
Be a good steward of our Club and our Sport by being positive, inclusive, friendly and help answer questions about the club and our races. Continue to carry on the longstanding local tradition of this club that's been around since 1970.
Members are not required to attend meetings, but we encourage you to come and provide input about the club and hang out with fellow club members!
BOARD MEMBERS AND THEIR DUTIES
Below are board positions and their roles/responsibilities. If you are interested in any of the below, please email Jessica Sandberg at canbybarrelracers@gmail.com for more info. Or speak with any of our current board members to get a feel for what the position is like.
Officer and Committee positions are unpaid volunteer jobs as we are a non-profit club. You do receive fabulous Officer Awards at the end of each season for your service! You do not need to be an amazing barrel racer or have any experience with any of the below - just be willing to learn! We’ll happily train you on your new position.
President - Jessica Sandberg: Shall conduct all meetings and see that rules and by-laws of the club are enforced. Voting procedures shall follow Robert’s Rules of Order. The President may be a cosigner with the Vice-President, Secretary or Treasurer on all checks.
Vice-President - David Trachsel: In absence of President, shall have powers to perform duties of the President. She/he shall be responsible for all equipment.
Secretary - Laurel Schmidgall : Shall report at all meetings, and keep meeting minutes. She/he shall handle and update all documents and records including meeting attendance by general membership, and Worker Bee participation. She/he will send out all meeting notices and club updates via email. This person is in charge of “New Member Packets” and will give them to all 1st year members.
Treasurer - Emily Wood: Shall collect all money due the club, disperse monies to cover approved club expenses, furnish treasurer’s report at each meeting. The Treasurer may be co-signer with the President, Vice-President or Secretary on all checks.
Social Media & Website Editor- Courtney Berreth: Promote club and announcements on Facebook. This includes notices about upcoming meetings, race days and ride nights. Sharing race photos and fun announcements. Is in charge of updating our website with the most current information including, but not limited to; results, points, standings, meeting dates, etc.
Sponsorship - Karen Brown& Krystle Gardner: In charge of tracking all sponsorship dues based on sponsorship deadline from each member and working with Awards committee on who is eligible/ineligible. Responsible for ensuring thank you notes and tax deductible-receipts are sent to each sponsor.
Points - Niki Davila: She/he shall keep track of all the Jackpot and Club points. Points will be posted at each Jackpot. She/he will email updated Points to the Web-Tech to be put on our CBRC website after each race.
Awards Committee - Marie Ellis & Stephanie Whynot: Responsible for managing the awards budget, choosing and securing awards for Series Awards, Sudden Death Awards, Club Year End Awards, Officer Awards, and Special Awards. Typically we have 2 or 3 Awards committee members. This is a very important and fun role for the 50th Anniversary!
Office/Entry Committee Janis Dierickx: Will ensure someone is available at all times to take money/entries, and delegate as they see fit to ensure someone is available at all times to take money/entries during the races.
Head Worker Bee Tammy Jolma: This position holds our club members accountable for the work they sign up for at each race. Each club member is responsible for actively participating at races to ensure the race is ran as smoothly as possible. A worker bee sign up sheet shall be available to club members at the entry desk at each race.
New officers will be elected at our March meeting and announced at our Annual Awards Banquet. If there are multiple people interested in the same position, we will have an election by ballot at the meeting.
Please contact Jessica with any questions or potential interest in joining our club! Send us an email at canbybarrelracers@gmail.com or speak with any of the current officers listed above at the next race!